Macrophilia
Encyclopedia
Macrophilia refers to a fascination with or a sexual fantasy
involving giant
s. The fantasy is typically based around one or more giantess
es or giant
's domination of a smaller human. Usually fantasies can either include the macrophile shrinking before a normal sized man or woman, or the macrophile keeping his or her normal height while their partner grows to often incredible heights.
Macrophilia can sometimes be confused with Microphilia, which is in fact the exact opposite. Microphilia refers to any sexual fantasy involving the shrinking of one or more people, or the growing of the individual.
theorized that because women in most societies already view men as dominant and powerful, there's no need for them to fantasize about it. Women that take on the roles of the giantess within this fetish often find the practice to be empowering and enjoy being worshipped. There are, however, still woman who do fantasize about larger males or females in such a way, and the fetish is not specifically for males.
Macro and Microphilia is not limited to only sexual interaction. Rather, a variety of situations can arouse the particular individual. Every scenario is different for each person, and can not be restrained by one particular fantasy.
The actual height of the giant or giantess within the fantasy may vary depending on the individual. While some fantasize about a person who's only slightly taller than themselves, others are interested in giants or giantesses that are hundreds of feet tall (proportionately. The individual could be shrunk while the giant/giantess remain normal sized. The fantasy varies from individual to individual, and is not written in stone.)
, and the controversial crush videos. There also existed an exhibit at the Museum of Sex
titled "Kink: Geography of the Erotic Imagination" which explored many different fantasies, including macrophilia.
One way in which it's possible to experience the fetish in real life is with extraordinarily tall women who refer to themselves as amazons
—after the mythological Greek warriors. An amazon, such as the 6'4" Mikayla Miles who stands just under 7' in her fetish boots, will schedule private sessions with macrophiles to engage in non-sexual interaction such as: trampling, lifting and carrying, foot worshiping, roleplaying and domination. An annual rally known as the Amazon Convention (or AmazonCon for short) gathers a selection of tall women to network with other amazons and to meet and greet their admirers.
As several other fetishes are, micro and macrophilia is largely based on gaining or losing dominance. Tying up, humiliation, general imprisonment, or anything similar are often a part of this fantasy. Micro and macrophilia are can be influenced by and involve hundreds of different fantasies, and is not restrained by any particular requirements, other than one individual being noticeably larger than the other.
F/m, F/f, M/m and M/f : These terms are important to know in determining what kind of story, picture, video, or other media being viewed is. The capital letter (F for female, M for male) refers to the larger individual or individuals, while the lower case letter refers to the smaller individual. (F/m referring to Giant female, smaller male)
GTS: GTS stands for Giantess.
GT : GT can stand for two things Giant(similar to GTS) or Giant/Tiny. (GT can also be written as G/T or G/t. When written in this form, it almost always refers to Giant/Tiny.)
SW: SW stands for Shrunken Woman.
SM: SM stands for Shrunken Man.
Sexual fantasy
A sexual fantasy, also called an erotic fantasy, is a fantasy or pattern of thoughts with the effect of creating or enhancing sexual feelings; in short, it is "almost any mental imagery that is sexually arousing or erotic to [an] individual"...
involving giant
Giant (mythology)
The mythology and legends of many different cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. "Giant" is the English word commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed examples: the gigantes of Greek mythology.In various Indo-European mythologies,...
s. The fantasy is typically based around one or more giantess
Giantess
A giantess is a female giant. The term may refer either a mythical being resembling a woman of superhuman size and strength or a human woman of exceptional stature, often the result of some medical or genetic abnormality ....
es or giant
Giant (mythology)
The mythology and legends of many different cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. "Giant" is the English word commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed examples: the gigantes of Greek mythology.In various Indo-European mythologies,...
's domination of a smaller human. Usually fantasies can either include the macrophile shrinking before a normal sized man or woman, or the macrophile keeping his or her normal height while their partner grows to often incredible heights.
Macrophilia can sometimes be confused with Microphilia, which is in fact the exact opposite. Microphilia refers to any sexual fantasy involving the shrinking of one or more people, or the growing of the individual.
Interest
Although macrophilia literally translates to simply a "lover of large," in the context of a sexual fantasy it's used to mean someone who's attracted to people larger than themselves. Generally, the majority of macrophiles are males that are attracted to larger females. They often enjoy feeling small and being abused or degraded. Male Macrophiles may also view women as being powerful and dominating. Speaking on why there aren't as many female macrophiles, psychologist Helen FriedmanHelen Friedman
Helen Friedman, Ph. D is a clinical psychologist, therapist and radio show host in St. Louis, Missouri. She is an associate clinical professor at the St. Louis University School of Medicine, former president of the St. Louis Psychological Association, and on the advisory board of the Society for...
theorized that because women in most societies already view men as dominant and powerful, there's no need for them to fantasize about it. Women that take on the roles of the giantess within this fetish often find the practice to be empowering and enjoy being worshipped. There are, however, still woman who do fantasize about larger males or females in such a way, and the fetish is not specifically for males.
Macro and Microphilia is not limited to only sexual interaction. Rather, a variety of situations can arouse the particular individual. Every scenario is different for each person, and can not be restrained by one particular fantasy.
The actual height of the giant or giantess within the fantasy may vary depending on the individual. While some fantasize about a person who's only slightly taller than themselves, others are interested in giants or giantesses that are hundreds of feet tall (proportionately. The individual could be shrunk while the giant/giantess remain normal sized. The fantasy varies from individual to individual, and is not written in stone.)
Media and experience
The internet has played an important role in helping to develop the fetish. Because this fantasy is purely fictional, macrophilia media generally takes the form of artwork, collages created using Photoshop, photographs taken from a low angle (also known as a "point of view" shot) or amateur videos of people trampling and destroying model cities. The act of a "giant" trampling or crushing smaller objects with their feet often ties the giant fetish together with the crush fetishCrush fetish
A crush fetish is a paraphilia in which one is sexually aroused when usually someone of the opposite sex crushes objects, food and sometimes small animals or insects with/under their foot. The term soft crush, the more common fetish: refers to videos involving small animals being crushed, usually...
, and the controversial crush videos. There also existed an exhibit at the Museum of Sex
Museum of Sex
The Museum of Sex, also known as MoSex, is a sex museum located at 233 Fifth Avenue near 27th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It opened on October 5, 2002.-History:...
titled "Kink: Geography of the Erotic Imagination" which explored many different fantasies, including macrophilia.
One way in which it's possible to experience the fetish in real life is with extraordinarily tall women who refer to themselves as amazons
Amazons
The Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
—after the mythological Greek warriors. An amazon, such as the 6'4" Mikayla Miles who stands just under 7' in her fetish boots, will schedule private sessions with macrophiles to engage in non-sexual interaction such as: trampling, lifting and carrying, foot worshiping, roleplaying and domination. An annual rally known as the Amazon Convention (or AmazonCon for short) gathers a selection of tall women to network with other amazons and to meet and greet their admirers.
Relationship to other fetishes
An interest in macrophilia can also be commonly and closely linked to a variety of other fetishes, and not only the following :- Breast fetishismBreast fetishismBreast fetishism is a type of sexual fetish which involves a sexual interest in female breasts....
– Being pressed against, or placed in between, the breasts of a giant woman. - Crush fetishism – Being stepped on by a giant person.
- Foot fetishismFoot fetishismFoot fetishism, foot partialism, foot worship, or podophilia is a pronounced sexual interest in feet. It is the most common form of sexual preference for otherwise non-sexual objects or body parts.-Characteristics:...
– Worshiping the feet of a giant person. - Nose fetishismNose fetishismNose fetishism, nose partialism, or nasophilia is the partialism for the nose. This may include the sexual attraction to a specific form of physical variation of appearance , or a specific area...
– Being pressed against a giant person's nose. - VorarephiliaVorarephiliaVorarephilia is a sexual fetish and paraphilia where arousal occurs from the idea of being eaten, eating another, observing this process, or by the general process of eating. The fantasy most frequently involves the victim being swallowed alive, and may or may not include digestion...
– Being eaten by a giant person. - Anthro Fetishism- Often micro/macrophilia involves one or more anthropomorphic character, or Furries.
- BBW Fetishism- BBW, standing for Big Beautiful Woman, also plays a large role in this fetish, involving larger women (and not just proportionately). Losing and gaining weight is also a large part of the macro/micro fantasy.
As several other fetishes are, micro and macrophilia is largely based on gaining or losing dominance. Tying up, humiliation, general imprisonment, or anything similar are often a part of this fantasy. Micro and macrophilia are can be influenced by and involve hundreds of different fantasies, and is not restrained by any particular requirements, other than one individual being noticeably larger than the other.
Macrophilia and Microphilia
As explained earlier, the difference between Macro and Microphilia is that Macrophilia is the sexual fantasy of being small, while Microphilia is the sexual fantasy of being larger. Microphiles generally enjoy the feeling of power or dominance over another, and Macrophiles enjoy the feeling of submission to another.Terminology
There are several terms used in the Macro and Micro world, which can be quite useful in understanding the fetish.F/m, F/f, M/m and M/f : These terms are important to know in determining what kind of story, picture, video, or other media being viewed is. The capital letter (F for female, M for male) refers to the larger individual or individuals, while the lower case letter refers to the smaller individual. (F/m referring to Giant female, smaller male)
GTS: GTS stands for Giantess.
GT : GT can stand for two things Giant(similar to GTS) or Giant/Tiny. (GT can also be written as G/T or G/t. When written in this form, it almost always refers to Giant/Tiny.)
SW: SW stands for Shrunken Woman.
SM: SM stands for Shrunken Man.
External links
- G4TV: Giantism — a clip from an Attack of the Show!Attack of the Show!Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
segment about macrophilia and vorarephiliaVorarephiliaVorarephilia is a sexual fetish and paraphilia where arousal occurs from the idea of being eaten, eating another, observing this process, or by the general process of eating. The fantasy most frequently involves the victim being swallowed alive, and may or may not include digestion... - Giantess Gallery — collages from an io9Io9io9 is a blog launched in 2008 by Gawker Media. The blog focuses on the subjects of science fiction, futurism, and advancements in the fields of science and technology....
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